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B. Douglas Bernheim

B. Douglas Bernheim is an American economist, the Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics at Stanford University, known for rationalizability in game theory and behavioral welfare economics.

B. Gratz Brown

B. Gratz Brown (Benjamin Gratz Brown, 1826–1885) was a Missouri U.S. senator (1863–1867), Liberal Republican governor (1871–1873), and Horace Greeley's 1872 vice-presidential running mate, known for amnesty, civil service reform, and women's suffrage advocacy.

B. K. Goenka

B. K. Goenka, born Balkrishan Goenka, is an Indian industrialist who founded the Welspun Group in 1985 as a small textile unit in Palghar, Maharashtra.

B. K. Parthasarathi

B. K. Parthasarathi, born in 1959, is an Indian Telugu Desam Party politician who has represented the Hindupur constituency of Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha since 2024.

B. L. Winmill

B. Lynn Winmill, born 1952 in Blackfoot, Idaho, is a senior United States district judge for the District of Idaho, appointed by President Clinton in 1995.

B. Mahesh Kumar Goud

B. Mahesh Kumar Goud (Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud) is an Indian National Congress politician who has led the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee since September 2024.

B. N. Rau

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau (1887–1953), Indian Civil Service officer and judge, was Constitutional Adviser to India's Constituent Assembly and prepared the October 1947 first draft Constitution; later India's UN representative and first Indian judge on the International Court of Justice.

B. Partha Saradhi Reddy

B. Partha Saradhi Reddy, also known as Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, is an Indian politician and founder of the Hetero Group pharmaceutical company, serving in the Rajya Sabha.

B. R. Ambedkar (भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर)

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist and social reformer, born in 1891, who fought caste discrimination and led the drafting of India's Constitution.

B. R. Shetty

B. R. Shetty, born Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, is an Indian-born Abu Dhabi entrepreneur who founded NMC Healthcare, UAE Exchange, and Finablr, and lost his fortune in their 2020 collapse.

B. Rajkumar

B. Rajkumar (B. ராஜ்குமார்), Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam MLA from Cuddalore and Tamil Nadu's Housing and Urban Development minister since May 2026; won 2026 with 70,856 votes (37.22%), a 15,519-vote margin; ex-Vijay Makkal Iyakkam organiser and real estate businessman.

B. Ravi Pillai (ബി. രവി പിള്ള)

B. Ravi Pillai (ബി. രവി പിള്ള) is an Indian construction entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the RP Group, who moved from Kerala to Saudi Arabia in 1978.

B. S. Yediyurappa

B. S. Yediyurappa (BSY), born 1943, is a veteran BJP leader and four-time Chief Minister of Karnataka, first BJP chief minister in southern India, Lingayat strongman from Shikaripura, later BJP Parliamentary Board member.

B. Srinivasan

B. Srinivasan (Brighu Srinivasan, born 1967), 1992-batch Bihar-cadre IPS officer, Director General of the National Security Guard since August 2024, formerly ADG-cum-Director Bihar Police Academy and J&K Police intelligence chief.

B. Y. Raghavendra

B. Y. Raghavendra, born in 1973, is an Indian BJP politician and son of former chief minister B. S. Yeddyurappa, representing Shimoga in the Lok Sabha.

B. Y. Vijayendra

B. Y. Vijayendra is an Indian politician who serves as president of the BJP's Karnataka unit and as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan

B. Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan is an Indian National Congress politician who serves as Minister for Housing in Karnataka and represents Chamarajpet in Bengaluru as a five-time MLA.

B.F. Skinner

B.F. Skinner, born Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904–1990), was an American psychologist at Harvard who founded radical behaviorism and was ranked the most eminent psychologist of the 20th century.

B.M.S. College of Engineering

B.M.S. College of Engineering (BMSCE, Businayana Mukundadas Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering) is a private, VTU-affiliated autonomous engineering college in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, founded in 1946 as India's first private engineering college, now run by the B.M.S. Educational Trust with 13 UG and 16 PG programs and NIRF Engineering 151-200 band (2025).

B'nai B'rith (בני ברית)

B'nai B'rith (בני ברית), also known as B'nai B'rith International, is the oldest secular Jewish organization in the United States, founded in New York in 1843.

B&H Photo

B&H Photo is a family-owned New York City retailer of photo, video, audio, and electronics equipment, founded in 1973, whose Manhattan superstore and website serve professional photographers and creators.

B&M

B&M, also known as B&M Bargains, is a British variety discount retailer selling branded goods at low prices, founded in Blackpool in 1978 and operating about 800 UK stores.

B&Q

B&Q, also known as Block and Quayle, is a British home improvement and DIY retailer with over 300 stores in the UK and Ireland, owned by Kingfisher plc.

B3

B3, or Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão, is Brazil's only exchange of securities, commodities, and futures, formed by the 2017 merger of BM&FBOVESPA and Cetip and the world's largest derivatives exchange by volume.

B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão

B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão is Brazil's sole stock exchange, derivatives market, and central securities depository, created in 2017 by the merger of BM&FBOVESPA and Cetip and the largest in Latin America.

BA Capital (黑蚁资本)

BA Capital (黑蚁资本), also known as Black Ant Capital, is a Chinese venture capital firm founded in 2016 that invests exclusively in consumer brands and retail channels.

Ba Guafuqing

Ba Guafuqing (巴寡妇清) was a Qin dynasty widow who ran her family's cinnabar-mining business in the Ba region of present-day Chongqing, honored by the First Emperor.

Ba Jin

Ba Jin (巴金), pen name of Li Yaotang, was a Chinese writer born in 1904, best known for the novel Family and the essay series Random Thoughts.

Ba Maw

Ba Maw (1893–1977) was a Burmese nationalist politician and British-trained lawyer who served as Burma's first premier from 1937 to 1939 and as head of state of the Japanese-sponsored State of Burma from 1943 to 1945.

Ba Swe

Ba Swe (1915–1987) was a Burmese Socialist politician who served as Prime Minister of Burma from 1956 to 1957 and led the Socialist wing of the AFPFL.